ALMOST DAILY VLOG

Public image and coexistence in the territory BoraMaraú panel, measuring 3.33 × 3.40 m BoraMaraú wheatpaste panel was created in December 2025, following an invitation from Eduardo, a seasonal resident of Algodões and political activist. Like us, he came from Brazil’s Southeast and maintains an ongoing attention to local community issues, especially regarding forms of coexistence, permanence, and participation in the territory. The work was installed at Casa Taba Maraú and em

And that changes how you arrive — and how you build a new life in the Maraú Peninsula, Bahia. The Maraú Peninsula, on the southern coast of Bahia, Brazil, is increasingly sought after. If you search “how is it to live in Maraú” or “Maraú Peninsula Brazil,” you’ll mostly find images of long beaches and unreal turquoise water. They exist. But they do not explain the territory. Maraú is more than a beach destination. It is an estuarine region, an environmental preservation area,

Regina understood what worked in Maraú — materials, suppliers, construction methods suited to humid coastal Bahia. From the beginning, the house needed to fit the land. Zoning required 60% permeable ground. Beyond regulation, we wanted to preserve native vegetation. The region is part of an estuary ecosystem — fragile and pressured. Building a sustainable coastal house was not aesthetic. It was technical. Drainage, airflow, soil behavior, rainfall patterns. Within budget and

Cats, chaos and raul: "Try Again"- as Brazilian rock legend Raul Seixas would say. Neni Nenê and Fruki Mozão We were living in 36 square meters. Two cats. One room serving as office, studio, storage, and bedroom. In the effort to stay optimistic, living across from the local bar turned out to be strategic. We built relationships with people who had lived there long before the region became even remotely “trendy.” Those connections brought construction advice and, more importa

Finding the contractor became a saga. Photo: Reproduced from Carlos Alberto Maier Building in Algodões required someone who understood sandy soil, high humidity, protected vegetation, lateral rain, and the reality of transporting materials via BR-030 — a challenging road that defines logistics in the region. That was how we met Alcinei. He showed us previous projects. When building outside major cities, references matter more than Pinterest. His work was solid and practical.

Square meters and reality. We arrived in Maraú with a dream, a full architectural project, and a rented car. In our optimistic timeline, we would move in within a year. The original design had two floors and over 300 square meters. That was when we understood the real cost of building in coastal Bahia. Sandy soil. High groundwater. Difficult logistics. Limited transport. Costs doubling quickly. And as we began living there, it became clear the house was too aggressive for the

Bacurau Is Here and Now. Tetéia Is Coming. It was all blueprints and wild vegetation. In this photo, from left to right: Rodris, Regina, and Alcinei. This is the first entry of the Almost Daily — and as the name suggests, it won’t be daily. Nor will it be linear. A lot had already happened. Building a house in the middle of the woods, near the sea, in a village of just over 600 people, is quite an undertaking — especially if you are coming from São Paulo, where human time and